cupitum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cupitus, cupita, cupitum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
much desired/longed for;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →cupita, cupitae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beloved, loved one;
gen. pl. - Entry →cupitus, cupiti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beloved, loved one;
acc. sg.gen. pl. - Entry →cupitum, cupiti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
one's desire, that which one desires;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...AGOR. Eveniunt digna dignis. HAN. Tandem huic cupitum contigit. AG. O Apella, o Zeuxis pictor, cur numero estis..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...quiquam, quoniam natura absterruit auctum nec potuere cupitum aetatis tangere florem nec reperire cibum nec iungi per Veneris..." - T
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...quove modo poterit pariter cum corpore quoque confirmata cupitum aetatis tangere florem vis animi, nisi erit consors..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...plagam uastoque manes carcere umbrantem polum, et uix cupitum sufferunt oculi diem. iam quarta Eleusin dona Triptolemi secat..." - T
Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...agere plebem plebisque res, cum fortuna, qua quidquid cupitum foret, potentioris esset. Et iam ne tergo quidem abstinebatur..." - P
Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...principis imperium. Fabius Rusticus non Agrippinae sed Neroni cupitum id memorat eiusdemque libertae astu disiectum. sed quae Cluvius..." - P
Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...genus Arsacis ripam apud Euphratis cerneretur. [6.32] Cupitum id Tiberio: ornat Phraaten accingitque paternum ad fastigium, destinata retinens..."
